Meanings
plural false sandalwoods
- Myoporum sandwicense, a flowering tree or shrub in the figwort family endemic to Hawai'i, highly variable in its form, the size and shape of its leaves, in the number of flowers in a group and in the shape of its fruit.
Synonyms: bastard sandalwood, naio
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMyoporum sandwicense, a flowering tree or shrub in the figwort family endemic to Hawai'i, highly variable in its form, the size and shape of its leaves, in the number of flowers in a group and in the shape of its fruit.
Origin
From its resemblance to sandalwood.
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false sandalwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20sandalwood
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